Brexit was Boris Johnson’s ‘quick and dirty route to power’
An LBC caller said the former PM "jumped on the populist bandwagon and then didn't know what to do when a slight majority voted to leave".
The UK is the first and so far only country to have left the EU and Brexit was and is the withdrawal of the United Kingdom (UK) from the European Union (EU) and the European Atomic Energy Community (EAEC or Euratom). The official withdrawal was at 23:00 31 January 2020 GMT (00:00 CET).
An LBC caller said the former PM "jumped on the populist bandwagon and then didn't know what to do when a slight majority voted to leave".
“It’s very difficult to sell the idea that the policy has been economically successful when the economy is going down the tubes", Prof John Curtice said.
The Department of International Trade have argued that it "isn't appropriate".
Last year, UK car production hit its lowest level since 1956 because of skills shortages and supply chain issues.
“The UK chose Brexit in a referendum, but the government then chose a particularly hard form of Brexit, which maximized the economic cost."
In 2019, the Vote Leave advocate promised that "not a single job" would be lost because of the UK's split with the European Union.
The results showed that 44 per cent of firms surveyed also faced difficulties in getting visas for staff post-Brexit.
"We are taking full advantage of the opportunities of Brexit"....
Wonder what happened to 'let's fund our NHS instead?'
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